Union & Health Issues:

• Delegate Educational Seminar Deadline Approaching
• UFA Financial Reports
• UFA Line-of-Duty Funeral Fund Trip
• Proposed Constitution Amendments

Events, Help, Fundraisers & Benefits:

Scott's Race
Street Renaming Ceremony
E-201 Las Vegas Nite
B.C. Matthew Ryan (B-4) Memorial Scholarship
Volunteers Needed to Escort Handicapped Children at Community Mayors Annual Day at the Circus
27th Annual Police/Fire 5 Mile Race
Andrew McArdle Memorial Golf Outing

Delegate Educational Seminar Deadline Approaching
If you have not returned your properly filled out Seminar registration form and payment yet, keep in mind that after April 3rd you'll need to make your reservation by credit card direct with the hotel at the full-price per-night rate--if rooms are still available. Please note that the UFA can only accept your discounted reservation by check (not by phone). If you are a new Delegate, this is an extremely important seminar that will help educate you on many matters of importance to your members and their families, including health, safety, work issues & financial matters. More info can be found on the UFA website at www.UFANYC.org. So hurry up. Return your reservation form (previously mailed to Delegates) in the prepaid envelope before April 3rd--and save $$. Mail it earlier to insure it arrives by April 3rd. If you have any questions, or did not receive your reservation form, please call the Recording Secretary’s office ASAP.

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UFA Financial Reports
Special order of business: UFA Treasurer Kevin McAdams will issue the UFA Financial Reports at the March 11th General Membership meeting.

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UFA Line-of-Duty Funeral Fund Trip
Your UFA LOD Funeral Fund recently sent members to the funeral services for the following FF who made the supreme sacrifice: Lieutenant Brenda Cowan of Lexington, KY FD (Local 526) Wednesday, Feb 18. FF Daniel McGuinn E-45, Gerard Sweeney L-58, Mark Babcock E46, Matt Zimpfer L-27, Daniel Lopuzzo E-48 and Matt Miller L-56 attended. (The Committee just voted to increase the number of members attending the funerals to six, two members from three firehouses at a time). These members proudly represented our membership in tribute to these fallen heroes. The next firehouses scheduled to go are E-202/L-101; E-205/L-118 and E-207/L-110 (Brooklyn)

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Proposed Constitution Amendments

Please see your Company Delegate and their 65-2 clipboard in your FH for the complete list of proposed UFA Constitution Amendments.

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Scott's Race
The 6th Annual Scott's Race is on Sunday, April 18th at 10am. A 5K run in and around Clove Lake Park in Staten Island. Proceeds go to the FF Thomas Elsasser Widows & Childrens’ Fund. Sign up on-line at www.SIRunning.com. All Fire Department teams must submit the team the day of the race. Questions? Contact Bob Alverson E-28 1-212-570-4228 or 1-718-720-8158.

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Street Renaming Ceremony
Monday, April 5th, 2004, at 10:30am. Ceremony honoring the memory of Lieutenant Vincent Halloran, L-8. North Moore Street between Broadway & Varick in Manhattan. All off-duty members and their families are invited to attend as a mark of respect to the deceased. Members are requested to attend in dress uniform.

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E-201 Las Vegas Nite
E201's second annual Las Vegas Nite in memory of Lt. Paul Martini, FF Greg Buck, FF John Schardt and FF Christopher Pickford will be held on March 27th from 7pm to 1am at OLPH Notre Dame Hall located at 550 59th Street, between 5th & 6th Avenues, Brooklyn, NY 11220. $30 donation at the door will be exchanged for $50 in chips. Food and beverage included. Proceeds going to the NY Firefighter's Burn Center, the Thomas Elsasser Fund, and E201 Memorial Fund. Chips and/or tokens cannot be exchanged for cash. This evening is for fun and prizes. Top winners will qualify for grand prizes. No one under 21 will be permitted.

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B.C. Matthew Ryan (B-4) Memorial Scholarship
Qualifications are: must be the child of an active, retired or deceased FDNY firefighter. The firefighter must be an active or retired hockey player on the FDNY hockey team, a firehouse team, a town hockey team or a league team. May be used for college/university, high school, trade school or private school. Please send student's name, address, city & state, phone, date of birth, firefighter's name and company, years of service, name of firefighter's hockey team, and college/school (and their address). Mail to B.C. Matthew Ryan Memorial Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 1096, Massapequa, NY 11758. Application must be returned by April 15th.

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Volunteers Needed to Escort Handicapped Children
at Community Mayors Annual Day at the Circus
Madison Square Garden, March 24, 2004. Volunteers are to meet at the employees' entrance located on 34th Street at 8:30am. Show starts at 11. For more info, call Shelley Aprea at 908-268-9016.

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27th Annual Police/Fire 5 Mile Race
Saturday, March 27th, 2004 at10 am. Starts at 99th St and 5th Ave in Central Park. Registration is at P.S.6 (81st & Madison). $15 pre-registration. $20 day of the race. Send first name, last name, age as of the day of the race, date of birth, sex, t-shirt size, address, city, state, zip, firefighter's name & company and whether or not you are a friend/relative of a firefighter. Make checks payable to: Police/Fire Race. Send to E37/L40 Police/Fire Race, 415 West 125th Street, NY, NY 10027. Questions call: E37/L40 at 212-570-4237.